As I mentioned above, I never understood CFD's in non-judicial states, they make sense in places like Indiana, Ohio and some places in the midwest but in the south, they are essentially useless.

Bristol is split between 2 states.  

It is the largest suburb in the state of Ohio.

This Forbes article wrote a great pro and con list regarding investing in land - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/10/3...

I'm an out of state investor but would like to get down at least once a quarter if you have meet up. 

If you're looking at investing in MA or any state, I'd probably wait till you have enough for 25% downpayment + closing costs and about 70-100% of capex reserves + vacancies set aside comfortably.

Is there any books or articles on fasting that you recommend?

hey @Mark Chetcuti, so a quick search shows that there is some legislation moving around in the EU to increase transparency on STRs plus more restrictions.There are some articles on the Brussels Times site, but a paywall keeps me from reading it.

I have been attracted to this area of MI since I started exploring real estate and it seemed to provide an opportunity for us to get in the game with out of state rentals without spending a ton of coin.

When I completed the CT state exam, I had the CT state real estate book and I made sure I could pass all the questions asked in the test.